Joseph mccallfm



(No Model.)

J. MQGALLUM. 1 INKING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

Patented Apr. 6, 1897.

TE STATES Josnrni en-"am, or ron'rnunn, CANADA.

INKING M ECHANISM FOR PRINTlNG-PRESSES.

SPEGIFIOATION forming part of LettersPat'ent to. 580,326, dated April 6, 1897.

Application filed October 28, 1896. burial No 567,140. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MCCALLUM, of the city of Montreal, Province of Quebe Canadmjhaveinvented certain new and use 'ful Improvements in the Inkirg Mechanism of Printing-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the fiollowing is a full, cleaigand exact" description of the same.

My invention relates particularly to that class of inking mechanism consisting of "an ink-fountain,;a fountain'roll in close proximity thereto, and suitable form-inking rolls consisting of a fornvroll and a distributingroll, the former, the form-roll, adapted to receive the ink from the fountain-roll and distribute it over the types, and the latter, the

- distributing-roll, adapted to grind and distribute the ink evenly over the form-roll.

In cases where it has been required to print in various eolorsas, for in stan co, in printing matter for advertising purposesflvhere itinay be required to print, say, the top line in blue,

the next in red, the next in green, the next in yellow, and the next in black, and perhaps other lines in many shadesit has been necessary heretofore to Set the types of each matter to be printed in a different color or shade to the rec under in independent forms,"

thus necessitat ng a separate impression for each of such colors and shades. The object of my invention is to obviate this difliculty and-enable by a single impression to print as many different colors and shades as can possibly be at any time required and with the use of but a single form.

To that end in y invention may be said,

briefly, to consist,"lirst, in constructing the fountain in separable and preferably independcntlyndynstable sections, and also in forming the fonntaiirroll and, desired, the

d istributing-roll, oi independent rolls orse trons, and, secondly, in aspecial arrangement to divide such independent rolls from one another. i i

For full comprehension, however, of inyinvention reference innst be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan viewof a preferable ernbod nnent of my invention; Fig. 2, an enlarged transverse vertical sectional View thereof,

taken. on line 2 2, Fig.

i-ion thereof, partly in section, the view of the 1 Fig. 3, a rear eleVa-r Iillustrate mynnproved inking mechanism without its carryin g and operating parts, they fornrno part of my invention and may be of ordinary and well-known construction, "'as my improved inking mechanism is applicable to all kinds'of printing-presses.

The fountain is preferably formed of the theshal't oi the fountain-roller,but that portion known as the knii'e-i. 6., the portion forming the bottom or floor of the ink-chain ber instead of being, as heretofore, made in one PiOCG'iS made up of a number of inclependent sections 7, each resting at its rear end. (through di viding'walls to be hereinafter described) upon the base-plate 5an'd at its .forward end upon one or more adjustingable laterally in a slot 8*, extending the full length of. the base-plate, and each screw is slide-in a groove 10 in the npporface of plate 5 and he set at, any desired point along the groove by means or jam-nuts ll.

A number of narrow retaining-plates 12,

in order that the lip of each may overlap the rear edge of' one of the knife-sections, and thus retain it against rearward or vertical displacement. 'Each of these knife-sections ing-wall' 15, which projects forward suinciently to partially encircle a shaft 22, car ried in the bearings G (3. iihese partitions side and near the lower edge thereof a other in order to receive the side of the ward projection 17 on the upper face near the rear end of each of 'such knife-sections serves to facilitate their withdrawal. These partitions are preferably arranged in pairs, "with. their fiat sides in contact and pivotally ends.

receive the ink from the fountains and dis screws 8'. These adj usting screws are adj ustsupports, on either side a partition or diVidare flat on one side and provided on other knit'e-seetions tightly between them. An up" trib ute it over the form-preferably consist "of a fountain-roll which receives the ink di- 1 'nsual base-plate 5, carrying bearings 6 6 for supported in a separate block 9, adapted to .having one end bent to form a lip 13, are secured by screws to'the rear edge of plate 5 w,pairof strips 16, set in close proximity to each joined together by a rivet 18 near their rear,

The ink-receiving rolls-+41. e., the rolls that i lowinginanner: 2Q

2. sconce --rectly from the fountaihs,a form-roll which receives the rink fi-on 'thefountain-roll and distributes same overithe-types cai-iiedlby theform, and a reciprocating 1isti'ib itin 5 roll constructed and adaptedt o rotate in d reciprocate in contact with said form-roll and thereby distribute the ink evenly over, the surface of same; Thefountain-roll isjalso made up of sections 19, each consisting .of an :0 independent roll and preferably of.collar form, which are set upon. theshaft 22, one of.

such'independent rolls immediately inalliiie with and in close proximity to each fountainsection and of cqnal'width thereto. These two parts, the fountain and th'efonntain rolh (which are inadcin the form of a sectional fountain and a sectional fountain-rolh) are adapted to feedfive diliere'nteolorsin therfole The shaft 22 is iirsti eiii'ovedfroni its bearin'gs 6 (5-,; and either of the retainingrcollars and 21,- say the one -20, is set at there quired distance from its end oftlie shaft. A spacing-washer ,23, equal in thickness to a pair of dividing-walls 15,- is then placed next tosuch collar, and thcna pair of-pai-titions' or dividing-walls 15 are set in'plaee, the for-w ward ends ofsiich walls, as before mentioned, partly encircling such washer 23. A ioun- 3o tainroll section11il of a width] corresponding to the depth of the top line of types contained :in. the form is thcnjplacerl upon the shaft nextto. and tightly against such washer, and

a' second washer and wall placed nextto'such 35 fountain-roll section. .A knife-sectioncorresponding in width to the fountain-rollsection. is then slid intoithe groovesformed bythe strips 16 on the sides of the walls, and one or more of the retaining-plates 12 set in place.

4o Sufficient spacing-washers 24: are then placed 'on' the shaft next to such latter washer and wall to establish a space equal to that between the top line of types and theone-next -'below it in the fo'rnuand' so on until anindcpendent fo'untaii'i'and fountain-roll section is 'provided for every'line oftypes carried hy the fol-in;

The fountain-roll sections" and spacingwashers-areheld firmly-together by the stee 5o ond retaining-collar 21 and are caused to ro-' tate with the shaft through atfcathcr-and groove connect-ion, theQspaccs hot'wocnil fountains being maintained by inserting" knife-sections between them.

27 may he of ordinary and well-hnown con- .structioii; but I prefer to constructthedis ftributingq'oll in sections. and to cause it to olreciprocate-oiice in every revolution. These "sections are sin'iilar to the feed-roll sections, -except-ing that instead of their being separated by a wall I ma'kethem as much less in width as thedista-nce the distributing-rolls: 651- ciprocates, 's'ay, one-fourth of an .inch, thus providing a one-fourth inch-space between such distributing-roll. sections. and prevents gled, which The compositionforni-rollili, reciprocating d stributing-roll 26, and their carrying-traineing the different-colored inks carried thereby width to their corresponding fountain roll sections. v \Vhen it is desirable to distribute ink over a nn-rower space (say one-eighth of h inch) 2 than thattaken up by the reciprocation of width as the surface of such section. These distributing-roll sections are mounted upon shaft 26 and caused to rotate witli'it by a "feather-and'groove connect on "and ii ay he Tspaced, ifdesired, by spacing-washers,sinumingling, and at the same time through their reciprocation the distributing -rollsect1ons will distribute ink only over a space. equal in lar to those, 24, of the fountain-roll; but I prefer to form a hub 29 on one sideof each' of such rolls, through which they can be soic iredagainst displacement by means of setscrews 30 after having been set at' any desired point along the shaft. The opposite {side of such rollto that having the hub there'- 'on is recessed, as shown in dotted lines in Fig; .1, in order: to enable the surface of one section to be set tightly against the surface fot-thcothcr, which will be necessary when it is desiredto mingle or blend all the dilferent -colors.

If it is desii'edtoblend only, say, two of the colors, it will be necessary to loosen the lining-screw oi the section 001 nciding with the shaft until it will during its l'OOlPl'OCEtl-lfill overlap the'color with whichit is to be niinmust necessarily be the one next toit; y I

The nieans that I prefer to use to irnparta reciprocal movement every revolution to the distributing-roll consists ofpinsii'l I; ,projeetiiiji litlltlilllfilT)!" the carrier-frame:27 at apoint close to each bearing for such roll, and.

I sot a l.ie,-volcd end section IB -igidl'yon each L d of lhe shaft of such roll, as shown, lll

"der th'at by the rotation of the roll the alternate actionof the stationary pins 23! 31.-

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fsuch colors and shift such sectioiialong upon the rotating.bcveledsurfaces of sections -32 1:52 willautomatically impart the required reciprocal inov'ein'ent.

, As the m'eausfor imparting the necessary operation, other than that already described,

to the rolls and their carrying parts fUl'lllllO part of '11] y invention, it will not beneecssary: j

to furtherallude thereto.

The adjustment-of the kniv-est-o regulate the flow of ink from the fountains to the founr 'oll sections is effected by the adj ustingscrews 8, th rough which the knife of each fountain can be independently adjusted. I

flheretwill of coursebe reserve supply of knives, independent fountain -rolls, and independent ,distribntingmolls of all widths' secured to the shaft, or such main roll-sectionmay be removed and exchanged for another roll-section of the required width.

The various arrangements, combinations of parts, and the construction of such parts themselves can be materially changedwithout departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

That I claim isas follows:

1. In inking mechanism for printing-presses,

a reciprocating distributing-roll set at an angle to a plane passingatrightangles through the axis of rotation thereof, and means for reciprocating such roll, for the purpose set forth.

2. In inking mechanism for pi-intingpresses, a reciprocating distributing-rollset at an an:

gle to a plane passing at right angles through the axis of rotation thereof, said angle of the roll being equal to the angle of the cam which reeiprocates said roll and the ink-distributing surface of such rofil beingparallel tothc axis thereof and a can; for reciprocating such roll, for the purpose set forth. V

In inking mechanism for printing-presses, an ink-receiving roll carried in close proximity to a series of fountains each composed of a pair of dividing-walls located one on each side of and connected to a vertically-adjustable knife section, the side walls of each fountain being independent of the side Walls of the fountain adjacent thereto, such series of fountains being carried by a common frame. 4. In inkin g mechanism for printing-presses, an inloreceiving roll carried in close proximity to a series of fountains each composed of a pair of dividing-walls located one on each side of and dctachably connected to a vertically-adjustable knife-section, such series of fountains being carried by a common frame;

In inking mechanism for printing presses, an ink-receiving roll carried in close proximii y to a series of fountains each'coniposed of a pair of dividingwalls located one on each side of and detachably connected to a vertically adjustable removable knife section, such series of fountains being carried by common frame.

6. In inkingineehanismfor printing-presses, an ink-receiving roll made up of a series of independent collar-sections adapted to take over and be adj ustably secured to a shaft carried in close proximity to a series of fountains each composed of a pair of dividing-walls lo cated one on each side of and dctachably connected to a vcrtically'adjustable removable knife-section, such series of fountains being carried by a common frame.

7. Inking mechanism, for printing-presses, consisting of a series of independentlyadjustable ink-fountains, each fountain being formed of a pair of side walls provided with each, andaknife-section carried in said guideways, said walls being adapted to rest at their rear ends, upon a base-plate and at their for- -ward ends upon said knife-section, and such forward end partially encircling a shaft carried adjacent to the forward ends of said foun tain-section's a fountain-roll, means for regu lating the flow of ink from the fountains, a form-roll, and a distributing-roll carried rea guideway formed in the adjacent side of l movably by an independent frame, the form- 4 roll being adapted to receive the various-ooh ored inks from the fountain-roll, and the distributing-roll being adapted to bear upon said form-roll, for the purpose set forth.

8. Inking mechanismfor printing-presses,

consisting of a series of independently-adjustable ink-fountains, each fountain being formed of a pair of side walls, and a knifesection connected to said walls, said walls bein g adapted to be supported at their rear ends by a base-plate and at their forward ends by one or more vertically-adjustable screws carried by blocks adjustable'along a groove in said base-plate near the forward end-of said knifesections, and said screws beingadaptedto bear upon said fountains and thereby support said fountain-sections; a fountain-roll, a form-roll and a distributing-roll carried re movably by an independent frame, the form- IOC roll being adapted to receive the various-col ored inks from the fountain'roll, and. the distributing-roll being adapted to bear upon said form-roll, for the purpose set-forth.

9. inking mechanism for printing-presses,

consisting of a series of independently-ad justabie ink-fountains, each fountain being formed of a pair of side walls and a knife-section carried between said walls,said walls being adapted to be supported at their rear ends by a base-plate and at their forward ends by said knife-section, and such forward end" partially eneirelin g a shaft carried adjacent to. the forward ends of said fountain-sections;

one or more vertically and horizontally adjustable screws carried by said base-plate near the forward end of and ada'pted to bearlupon said knife-section and thereby support said fountain-sections; a fountain-roll; a form-roll and a distributing-roll carried removably by an independent frame, the form-roll being adapted to receive the various-colored'inlcs from the fountain-roll, and the distributingroll being adapted to bear upon said formroll, for the purpose set forth.

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